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Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

Wb1234

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In a decade the afl will be a distant 2nd in the Australian winter code landscape.

The nrl is only getting started.

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Since pvl took over afl has been relegated to second spot

their only ideas now come from copying his

And the nrl 20 team comp willl have a footprint that dwarfs afl

the failure of their last two expansion teams will hold them back for decades

gws is one of the stupidest ideas for a team in the history of Australian sport giveN the demographics of western Sydney
 

The_Wookie

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Since pvl took over afl has been relegated to second spot

Other than the tv ratings surveys, there is literally no other measure this has happened. The AFL makes more money, has double the attendance , gets more for its media rights,

their only ideas now come from copying his

And his have largely come from others.

And the nrl 20 team comp willl have a footprint that dwarfs afl

geographically, sure.

the failure of their last two expansion teams will hold them back for decades

Say it with me, long term project. generational even. GWS and gold coast were never about short term success.
 

Wb1234

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Other than the tv ratings surveys, there is literally no other measure this has happened. The AFL makes more money, has double the attendance , gets more for its media rights,



And his have largely come from others.



geographically, sure.



Say it with me, long term project. generational even. GWS and gold coast were never about short term success.
Long term we are all dead

The demographics of western Sydney are the antithesis of afl

Happy for the afl to have spent billions on a sport which nobody in western Sydney cares about though
 

titoelcolombiano

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Other than the tv ratings surveys, there is literally no other measure this has happened. The AFL makes more money, has double the attendance , gets more for its media rights,



And his have largely come from others.



geographically, sure.



Say it with me, long term project. generational even. GWS and gold coast were never about short term success.
Extremely long term, they'll still be saying that in 100 years.

AFL are no longer the innovators in Australian sport and they peaked as an organisation a while back evidenced by GWS, GCS Suns and Tasmania, they've run out of places that are viable, and the cities that have the population to be viable don't care much for the game

Meanwhile the NRL had 11 applications for expansion in 3 different countries and a WA Government begging for a team. We will spend nothing on expansion whilst the AFL continue to piss money down the drain on GWS and GC and expand to err.... Darwin and Tasmania.

AFL is the kid who peaked in high school, the NRL is the man hitting his straps in his 40s after enduring and overcoming some tough times.
 

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Extremely long term, they'll still be saying that in 100 years.

AFL are no longer the innovators in Australian sport and they peaked as an organisation a while back evidenced by GWS, GCS Suns and Tasmania, they've run out of places that are viable, and the cities that have the population to be viable don't care much for the game

Meanwhile the NRL had 11 applications for expansion in 3 different countries and a WA Government begging for a team. We will spend nothing on expansion whilst the AFL continue to piss money down the drain on GWS and GC and expand to err.... Darwin and Tasmania.

AFL is the kid who peaked in high school, the NRL is the man hitting his straps in his 40s after enduring and overcoming some tough times.
The afl will have another go at NZ, will try and strong arm Brisbane and have a red hot go at Western Sydney. It will fail on all 3. Lions and Swans will be fine but the rest is BS. But that won’t stop them trying and lying.
 

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It must make you agitated that the tide is finally turning

The tide looks positive sure, but turning? The ARLC have a big tv deal to match, and hundreds of millions in revenue to catch up. They are a long way from "turning", and all of you assume that everyone else is going to sit there and let the NRL just waltz past them,

AFL are no longer the innovators in Australian sport

this at least i can agree with.

The afl will have another go at NZ, will try and strong arm Brisbane and have a red hot go at Western Sydney. It will fail on all 3. Lions and Swans will be fine but the rest is BS. But that won’t stop them trying and lying.

Its unlikely the AFL has anything like a serious go at NZ. The AFL have never cared about matches overseas unless someone was paying for them (ie. Wellington Council or Port Adelaides sponsors/Tourism Australia).
 

Wb1234

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The tide looks positive sure, but turning? The ARLC have a big tv deal to match, and hundreds of millions in revenue to catch up. They are a long way from "turning", and all of you assume that everyone else is going to sit there and let the NRL just waltz past them,



this at least i can agree with.



Its unlikely the AFL has anything like a serious go at NZ. The AFL have never cared about matches overseas unless someone was paying for them (ie. Wellington Council or Port Adelaides sponsors/Tourism Australia).
Why do they pick an all Australian side then

lol

Next time they go to China make sure the buses have sat nav
 

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